According to Hackaday, solid-state batteries are now taking flight in aviation applications—marking tangible progress on a technology long relegated to the 'perpetually revolutionary' category. Unlike fusion reactors or autonomous vehicles, which remain stubbornly on the horizon, solid-state cells are moving from lab to cockpit. The shift suggests this particular breakthrough might finally be accelerating, with implications for electric aircraft range and charging times.

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